National Institutes of Health Wrist Fractures In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) Arm Fractures Pace North! Center for Disease Control Tripping Hazards In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Arm Sprains 3,000,000 ED visits a year Vitamin D Supplements 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year American Physical Therapy Association Post-Fall Syndrome Foot Pain and Footwear Vision Loss STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Leg Sprains Medications Lower Body Weakness Organ Damage Add lighting to dim areas in the home Fear of Falling Wear your hearing aids In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Issues with Walking and Balance Wear your glasses TBI most fatal fall injury 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Swelling Hearing Loss Back Sprains Combining Risk Factors Leading cause of injury related death Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk Administration for Community Living Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) Medicare Parts a & b Uneven Surfaces National Commission on Aging Chronic Medical Conditions Mayo Clinic Falls leading cause of injury 65+ Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Get your hearing checked Skull Fractures Non- Healing Foot Wounds Hip Fracture Cardiovascular issues Exercise for strength and balance TBI Most common cause of TBI National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) National Safety Council Osteoporosis Vitamin D Deficiency Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Get your eyes checked once a year Falls are preventable Medication review American Occupational Therapy Association Take care of your feet History of Falls Less than half of those that fall report it Take a free fall risk survey 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Use your walking aids Remove tripping hazards in the home Join a fall prevention program Eldercare Locator Ankle Fractures Falls Free Initiative Bruising Get screened for Osteoporosis National Institutes of Health Wrist Fractures In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651) Arm Fractures Pace North! Center for Disease Control Tripping Hazards In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall (512,548) Arm Sprains 3,000,000 ED visits a year Vitamin D Supplements 1,000,000 hospitalizations a year American Physical Therapy Association Post-Fall Syndrome Foot Pain and Footwear Vision Loss STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, % Injuries, CDC) Leg Sprains Medications Lower Body Weakness Organ Damage Add lighting to dim areas in the home Fear of Falling Wear your hearing aids In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717) Issues with Walking and Balance Wear your glasses TBI most fatal fall injury 319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year Swelling Hearing Loss Back Sprains Combining Risk Factors Leading cause of injury related death Ask your doctor how to reduce fall risk Administration for Community Living Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA) Medicare Parts a & b Uneven Surfaces National Commission on Aging Chronic Medical Conditions Mayo Clinic Falls leading cause of injury 65+ Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year Get your hearing checked Skull Fractures Non- Healing Foot Wounds Hip Fracture Cardiovascular issues Exercise for strength and balance TBI Most common cause of TBI National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA) National Safety Council Osteoporosis Vitamin D Deficiency Falling once doubles the chance of falling again Get your eyes checked once a year Falls are preventable Medication review American Occupational Therapy Association Take care of your feet History of Falls Less than half of those that fall report it Take a free fall risk survey 83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019 Use your walking aids Remove tripping hazards in the home Join a fall prevention program Eldercare Locator Ankle Fractures Falls Free Initiative Bruising Get screened for Osteoporosis
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O-National Institutes of Health
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I-In 2020, Illinois had the lowest percentage of falls 19.9% (399,651)
N-Arm Fractures
O-Pace North!
O-Center for Disease Control
B-Tripping Hazards
I-In 2020, 29.4% of older adults had a fall
(512,548)
N-Arm Sprains
I-3,000,000 ED visits a year
G-Vitamin D Supplements
I-1,000,000 hospitalizations a year
O-American Physical Therapy Association
N-Post-Fall Syndrome
B-Foot Pain and Footwear
B-Vision Loss
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N-Leg Sprains
B-Medications
B-Lower Body Weakness
N-Organ Damage
G-Add lighting to dim areas in the home
B-Fear of Falling
G-Wear your hearing aids
I-In 2020, Alaska had the highest percentage of falls 38% (32,717)
B-Issues with Walking and Balance
G-Wear your glasses
I-TBI most fatal fall injury
I-319,000 hospitalizations from hip fractures a year
N-Swelling
B-Hearing Loss
N-Back Sprains
B-Combining Risk Factors
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O-Healthy Steps for Older Adults (HSOA)
O-Medicare Parts a & b
B-Uneven Surfaces
O-National Commission on Aging
B-Chronic Medical Conditions
O-Mayo Clinic
I-Falls leading cause of injury 65+
I-Over 1/4 of older adults falls each year
G-Get your hearing checked
N-Skull Fractures
N-Non-Healing Foot Wounds
N- Hip Fracture
B-Cardiovascular issues
G-Exercise for strength and balance
N-TBI
I-Most common cause of TBI
O-National Falls Prevention Resource Center (NCOA)
O-National Safety Council
B-Osteoporosis
B-Vitamin D Deficiency
I-Falling once doubles the chance of falling again
G-Get your eyes checked once a year
I-Falls are preventable
G-Medication review
O-American Occupational Therapy Association
G-Take care of your feet
B-History of Falls
I-Less than half of those that fall report it
G-Take a free fall risk survey
I-83% of hip fracture deaths in 2019
G-Use your walking aids
G-Remove tripping hazards in the home
G-Join a fall prevention program
O-Eldercare Locator
N-Ankle Fractures
O-Falls Free Initiative
N-Bruising
G-Get screened for Osteoporosis
